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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480331103321

Autore

Goodwin David J.

Titolo

Left Bank of the Hudson : Jersey City and the Artists of 111 1st Street / / David J. Goodwin ; foreword by D.W. Gibson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2017

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-8232-7805-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

307.7609749/270904

Soggetti

ART / History / Contemporary (1945-)

HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban

Lost architecture - New Jersey - Jersey City

Artists' studios - New Jersey - Jersey City - History - 21th century

Artists' studios - New Jersey - Jersey City - History - 20th century

Gentrification - New Jersey - Jersey City - History - 21st century

Gentrification - New Jersey - Jersey City - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Jersey City (N.J.) Economic conditions 21st century

Jersey City (N.J.) Economic conditions 20th century

Jersey City (N.J.) Buildings, structures, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction. Why Does 111 1st Street Matter? -- 1. The Lorillard Legacy -- 2. Crossing the Hudson -- 3. The Spaces in Between -- 4. Who Owns a Space? -- 5. When a Dream Dies -- 6. One Last Fight: Historic Preservation and 111 1st Street -- 7. What Might Be Learned -- Conclusion: Some Years Later -- Epilogue. The 111 1st Street Exodus: Where Are They Now? -- Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"For nearly twenty years, a small, dedicated band of artists rented



studio space at 111 1st Street, a former tobacco warehouse near the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City, New Jersey. These artists eventually became engaged in a fight for their survival within the building and a city undergoing gentrification"--